Then we decided to Make America Great Again by electing Donald John Trump president.

Poland's president Andrzej Duda has pushed the idea ever since.

Last September, he visited the White House and told reporters, “I was smiling when talking to Mr. President, I said that I would very much like to ask to set up a permanent American base in Poland, which we would call ‘Fort Trump.’ I firmly believe this is possible. I am convinced that such a decision lies in the Polish interest and in the interest of the United States.”

Seven months later, Fort Trump is in play.

Bloomberg reported, "Poland is nearing a deal with the U.S. to establish an American military base in the former Communist bloc country, according to people familiar with the matter -- an outpost the Poles see as a deterrent to Russian aggression and that the Kremlin would likely consider a provocation.

"If a deal is reached, President Donald Trump is considering traveling to Poland in the fall, in part to commemorate the agreement. But it’s unclear whether he fully supports the idea, even after he said during a September meeting with Polish President Andrzsej Duda that the U.S. was looking “very seriously” at establishing a base. Duda, who joked that it could be named “Fort Trump,” remains committed to contribute $2 billion for its construction.

"Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki planned to visit Washington this week to discuss the proposal with Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, but his trip was postponed, according to two people familiar with the matter. He’s traveling to Chicago and New York instead."

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Why not Fort Trump?

It is a name of a winner who overcame trips to bankruptcy court to refinance loans. He became a billionaire, a best selling author, a household name, a TV star, and finally, the best president since Reagan.

I suggest putting it on the Poland-Germany border. The official reason could be "to provide more reaction time if the Russians attack". The real reason would be to remind the Germans we're still nearby after we relocate our German bases to Poland.

Its primary purpose will be a joint base like McChord-Ft.Lewis in Washington. We need a major airbase to close and replace Ramstein in Germany. A major military medical center to replace Landstuhl Regional Medical Center should also be in the works. I have never been fond of naming major landmarks after the living. Not until we see the historical legacy of the individual--see how Cape Canaveral has reverted from Cape Kennedy? Let's name it after the man who said: "It's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't care who gets the credit!"--Ronald Reagan

When I was growing up, ethnic jokes among us was quite popular and. I one took them personally. Polish jokes made the Poles our to be the stupidest people on earth. No more old fashioned Polish jokes anymore. They are a model country with amazing people.

Tho let's remember Kosovo, a Serbian place that allowed poor Albanian Muslims in, and then those Muslims wanted to leave Serbia, and left, and were supported by the US in leaving. Against Russia's wishes, a good ally of Serbia (both also Slavic).

Crimea is full of Russians, not "Ukrainians", nor even Crimean Tatars who were ethnically cleansed under Stalin. I don't like Russia taking over Crimea, but it's a very similar principle to Kosovo leaving Serbia.

US News seldom mentions this, but the different principles are in conflict. (Keeping borders; letting land leave when a large majority on that land want to leave.)